The World We Knew

The World We Knew - 4.59

Written by LEIF. Recorded by LEIF in Neukoln. Mixed by LEIF & Jonas Verwijnen at Kaiku Studios, Berlin.

Language is an attempt to create order, to separate one thing from another, to create categories. It is always constructed, always a primitive little brother of the complexities of the actual world. God created everything using words. In the same way we create realities through our language and the narratives we tell ourselves and each other. The very existence of certain words becomes a proof of the realities behind them. We create a narrative that feels real, we construct a house we then live in, it becomesa city on a hill,proving itself by its very existence, echoing loudly among our peers. The echo tightens the rope, strengthens the narrative muscle, feeds its DNA, creating deep emotional roots in us. Maybe the world we knew, best case scenario, is 10-15 percent true.